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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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